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Leaders buzzing about talk of FBI investigation of spending at MSD

Harry Black told WLWT News 5's John London that "we have discovered some institutional problems related to how contracting has historically been done in Cincinnati that we are working to clean up."

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Updated: 6:16 PM EST Nov 19, 2015

Leaders buzzing about talk of FBI investigation of spending at MSD

Harry Black told WLWT News 5's John London that "we have discovered some institutional problems related to how contracting has historically been done in Cincinnati that we are working to clean up."

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Updated: 6:16 PM EST Nov 19, 2015

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WEBVTT SHEREE: IS THE SEWER DISTRICTMISUSING YOUR MONEY?WHAT IT MEANS FOR THE RATE YOUARE PAYING NOW.SHEREE:CINCINNATI IN HAMILTONCOUNTY LEADERS ARE BUZZINGTONIGHT ABOUT TALK OF AN FBIINVESTIGATION OF SPENDING AT THEMETROPOLITAN SEWER DISTRICT.JOHN LONDON IS LIVE WITH WHAT ITCOULD MEAN FOR YOUR SEWER RATES.REPORTER: I CAN TELL YOU THATLEADERS ARE IN NO MOOD TOAPPROVE HIGHER RATES IF THERE ISANY SHENANIGANS GOING ON.THE FBI WILL NOT CONFIRM OR DENYAN INVESTIGATION.BUT TONIGHT, THAT AGENCY MIGHTAS WELL STAND FOR MAKE SOMEDETERMINATION.AS WORKON THE MILLION-DOLLARDAILY ROAD PROJECT CONTINUEDTODAY,MSD'S PROBLEMS BECAMEMUCH DEEPER THAN A 20 FOOT HOLEIN THE GROUND.REACTING TO A REPORT THE FBI'SINVESTIGATING THE SEWERDISTRICT, CITY HALL MAINTAINS ITHAS NO INDICATION OF ANY ACTIVEINVESTIGATION.A MEMO SAYS HE'S REVAMPING THEPROCUREMENT PROCESS TO ELIMINATETHE APPEARANCE OF UNFAIRNESS.IT DOES NOT RISE TO THE LEVELOF A CRIMINAL ACT.HE SAYS IT'S A MATTER OFKNOWING THE PROCESS.IF THERE IS WRONGDOING, WENEED TO ROOT IT OUT.THE DAILY ROAD PROJECTINVOLVES A LEAKYLINE BEINGREPLACED.IT'S ESSENTIAL WORK.IN ESSENCE, THEY REPORT TO NOONE.THEY'RE RESPONSIBLE FORSETTING RATES AND HAVE BEENASKED TO IMPROVE A 5% RATEINCREASE.DOLLARS ARE GOING IN ANDSHOULD NOT BE WASTED.HE WANTS ANSWERS BEFORESIGNING OFF.HARRY BLACK SITES INSTITUTIONALPROBLEMS RELATED TO HOWCONTRACTING HAS BEEN DONE.THE CITY MANAGER HAS GOT TOGET ON TOP OF THIS.REPORTER:AND THAT HYBRIDARRANGEMENT EXPIRES APRILOF2018.UNTANGLING THAT SPAGHETTI, WE'RETOLD, IS VERY COMPLEX.BUTTHERE IS SOME SENTIMENTBUILDING TO ACCELERATE THATSPLIT.SHEREE:THE WHOLE THING IS

Leaders buzzing about talk of FBI investigation of spending at MSD

Harry Black told WLWT News 5's John London that "we have discovered some institutional problems related to how contracting has historically been done in Cincinnati that we are working to clean up."